# Pelkhu Village, Chhata, Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chhata, Mathura 

# Pelkhu

Pelkhu is a village in Chhata sub-district of Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,412 people in 544 households**, the 42nd largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 3,412people (2011)
- 544households
- 66.3%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pelkhu

Of every 100 households in Pelkhu in 2011, 67 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pelkhu · ■ Chhata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**79%

Tap water ****76%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****67%**

**73%

Television ****31%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pelkhu?

■ Pelkhu · ■ Chhata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**853

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**885

Working population ****31.7%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 50.4% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 765 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (21%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (6%) · **■** Marginal 15 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chhata

- Ranwari3,515 people
- Barchawali3,486 people
- Hulwana3,457 people
- Shiwal3,426 people
- Mahrana3,326 people
- Bharnakalan3,318 people
- Husaini3,223 people
- Sanchauli3,222 people

[All 205 villages in Chhata](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/chhata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pelkhu?3,412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pelkhu in?Mathura district (Chhata sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pelkhu?66.3% (Census 2011)